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Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) —
also known as Omar D. Conger —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1818.
Republican. Lawyer;
lumber business; St.
Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District
1857-59); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th
District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1881-87.
Died in Ocean City, Worcester
County, Md., July 11,
1898 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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William T. Galliher —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Republican. Lumber dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Burial location unknown.
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Elihu Emory Jackson (1837-1907) —
also known as Elihu E. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born near Delmar, Wicomico
County, Md., November
3, 1837.
Democrat. Merchant;
lumber business; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1880;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Wicomico County, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1884-86, 1896-98; Governor of
Maryland, 1888-92.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1907 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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William Humphreys Jackson (1839-1915) —
also known as William H. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born near Delmar, Wicomico
County, Md., October
13, 1839.
Republican. Cattle
dealer; lumber dealer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1901-05, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., April 3,
1915 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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William Purnell Jackson (1868-1939) —
also known as William P. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., January
11, 1868.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1908-32; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1912-14; Maryland
state treasurer, 1918-20.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., March 7,
1939 (age 71 years, 55
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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Oscar L. Pulse (1851-1923) —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
14, 1851.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
lumber business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Methodist.
Dutch
and German
ancestry.
Died in Maryland, March
15, 1923 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
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Thomas Riggs Jr. (1873-1945) —
of Alaska; Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., October
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lumber business; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1945 (age 71 years, 91
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Riggs and Catherine Winter (Gilbert) Riggs; married, April
30, 1913, to Renee Marie Coudert. |
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John Walter Smith (1845-1925) —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
5, 1845.
Democrat. Lumber business; banker;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1890-98; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1895; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1899-1900; Governor of
Maryland, 1900-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1900,
1904,
1912
(speaker),
1916;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1908-21; defeated, 1920; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1920-21.
Presbyterian.
Died April
19, 1925 (age 80 years, 73
days).
Interment at Makemie
Presbyterian Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
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Murray Vandiver (1845-1916) —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., September
14, 1845.
Democrat. Lumber business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1876-80, 1892; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1892; mayor
of Havre de Grace, Md., 1885-86; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908;
Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1897-1916; Maryland
state treasurer, 1900-16.
Died, from liver
problems and tuberculosis,
in Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin
County, Pa., May 23,
1916 (age 70 years, 252
days).
Interment at Angel
Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, Md.
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Nutter Jerome Wimbrow (1867-1957) —
also known as N. Jerome Wimbrow —
of Whaleyville, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
5, 1867.
Republican. Merchant;
sawmill business; banker;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1916-18; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920,
1936.
Died in Whaleyville, Worcester
County, Md., September
15, 1957 (age 89 years, 345
days).
Interment at Dale Cemetery, Worcester County, Md.
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Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington
County, Md., November
30, 1810.
Republican. Carpenter;
millwright; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
16, 1892 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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